repented; repenting; repents
1
: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life
2
a
: to feel regret or contrition
b
: to change one's mind
1
: to cause to feel regret or contrition
2
: to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for
repenter
noun
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Verb
The preacher told us that we would be forgiven for our sins if we repented.
criminals who have repented for their crimes
The preacher told us that we would be forgiven if we repented our sins.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Writing a column is a recurring opportunity to make mistakes in plain sight and repent them at leisure.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Watson plays Sister Mary, whose convent is concealing a Magdalene Laundry, businesses run jointly by the Church and the Irish state where unwed mothers were consigned to repent of their sins, do hard labor and ultimately deliver their babies for adoption.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Podolski repented, presenting Siedlecki with a Gornik shirt as an apology.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Writing a column is a recurring opportunity to make mistakes in plain sight and repent them at leisure.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Watson plays Sister Mary, whose convent is concealing a Magdalene Laundry, businesses run jointly by the Church and the Irish state where unwed mothers were consigned to repent of their sins, do hard labor and ultimately deliver their babies for adoption.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The prophet Jonah preached its destruction, but the people repented, and Nineveh was not destroyed.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repent. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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